Stevens Institute of Technology is named after a local family with many outstanding inventors and engineers. This family is the Stevens family. It promoted and witnessed the transformation of hoboken from an ancient farm to a prosperous city. 1784, john stevens bought the land occupied by the school now, and then he converted the British steam locomotive design into American standard and made it in China. His innovation was applied to the ferry from Manhattan to hoboken Pier. One of John's sons, Robert Stevens, invented the T-shaped railway with flange, and this design has been used ever since. The design of the terminal railway in Lacwana, hoboken is Robert's typical design style. Then his younger brother Edwin A. Stevens presided over and built the first commercial railway in the United States, which is still operating as an important part of the Northeast Corridor of the American Railway Company and the American National Railway Passenger Transport Company. John Cox Stevens is the eldest son of john stevens and the first generation fleet captain of new york Yacht Club. 185 1 year, when the king of England was preparing to hold the first World Expo in the Crystal Palace, the British Royal Fleet decided to invite American friends from new york Yacht Club to participate in a yacht race around IsleofWight, and the prize was "Hundred Gold Cups" (later also called "Gini Cup"). John stevens assembled a fleet of wealthy businessmen at that time and designed and built a race boat with his younger brother Edwin. On August 22nd, the galleon named "America" got rid of all 14 British rivals including the defending fleet, and finally won the race. The proud winner, new york Yacht Club, brought the 27-inch sterling silver Gini Cup back to the United States. In the following years, according to the "transfer contract", the "Gini Cup" was given to the new york Yacht Club. The contract stipulated that the yacht race was a regular competition held every few years between countries on the principle of friendly competition. Since then, the winner of each competition has held a yacht race in the national waters in the fourth year after winning, which is the origin of the "America's Cup" yacht race. Edwin died in 1868. In his will, he decided to leave a large legacy to establish a learning institution. He provided his trustee with a large sum of land and funds. Edwin's wish was realized by his living wife Martha Stevens, who is the trustee of this learning institution. Martha Stevens has supervised and managed many charities for hoboken. These charities include funding a baby church to become a free Anglican church; Establishment of St. Mary's Hospital and Hospital Delivery Center; Set up the Robert Stevens Fund to finance municipal research; Established a manual training school to train young boys and girls in hoboken; Hoboken Public Library was opened. Stevens Institute of Technology officially opened on 1870. It was originally a school dedicated to mechanical engineering. Its early courses were based on the single and strict engineering courses of European science and engineering colleges (such as science and engineering schools in France and Germany), rather than the popular shop schools at that time. Mechanical Engineer (ME) is the earliest degree offered by Stevens Institute of Technology. In addition, there are doctors in mechanical engineering, chemistry and physics. From 1870 to 1900, Stevens awarded a number of doctoral degrees, which is one of the earliest doctoral degree awarding institutions in the United States. The concept of extensive interdisciplinary was put into practice by later managers. Although it was called mechanical engineering, at Stevens Institute of Technology, the curriculum scope of this major at that time covered almost all engineering courses; This course includes mechanics, civil engineering, chemistry and electricity. 1880 Robert H. thurston, professor of mechanical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology, was appointed as the first president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The campus of Stevens Institute of Technology was originally located at the edge of Stevens family manor in Castle Corner of hoboken. There is a castle-like building on campus, now named Edwin A. Stevens Building, which has become a federal historical landmark in the United States. Edwin Stevens visited St. Sofia Cathedral in Istanbul at the end of 19. Edwin A. Stevens' mosaic design of building surface stones is also considered to be inspired by the floor design of St. Sofia Cathedral. 1906, under the guidance of President Humphries, students established the honor system, promoting the moral and ethical principles of equality and honesty. This honor system has been used to this day, and Stevens is the first science and technology college to implement this student management system. During World War II, Stevens Institute of Technology became one of the 13 1 teaching institutions in the world and was approved to participate in the training program of V- 12 Naval Academy. This program provides a channel for students to enter the US Naval Committee. During this period, in recognition of Stevens Institute of Technology, fairfield Shipyard in Bethlehem, Baltimore specially built a commercial cargo ship and named it SSStevens Victory. The ship was launched on May 29th. 1945. 1959, the undergraduate engineering degree was changed to B.Eng. to reflect a wide range of interdisciplinary engineering courses (the me degree at that time was a four-year undergraduate mechanical engineering bachelor's degree, not to be confused with the current professional postgraduate master's degree). 1959, the Victorian building occupied by the campus-"Stevens Castle" or "Hudson Villa" was redistributed and used as an administrative building, with 14 floors, which was completed in 1962. Later, it was renamed the Wesley Howe Building. From 19 1 1, it will be used as dormitory, canteen and office building. The building has unsupported cantilever stairs with elegant hand-carved railings, which is one of only two "floating stairs" in the United States. SSStevens, a 473-foot-long14,893-ton ship, was used as a floating dormitory from 1968 to 1975, providing accommodation for nearly 150 students. Parked by the Hudson River, next to the main campus of the school, opposite new york City. This first university floating dormitory once became one of the most famous university landmarks in the United States. After the Stevens was towed away, the school alumni association described the students' emotions in its campus magazine. "She disappeared in the fog, but she walked into our hearts." She disappeared into the fog and disappeared into our hearts. ) Stevens Football Team is one of the first five college football teams in the United States. 1873, representatives of Princeton University, Yale University, Columbia University, Rutgers University and Stevens Institute of Technology met in new york City, and formulated the first American intercollegiate rugby rules according to the model of the London Rugby Association. As the game became more and more fierce, Stevens' football team became weaker and weaker. Alumni magazine commented that the style of football match has become too difficult and needs a lot of time and training. This kind of game can be accepted by large comprehensive universities, but for the already complicated academic courses of Stevens Institute of Technology, this sport will undoubtedly increase the workload of students' work and study. Chairman Humphrey must complete the football course in the 1924 season. 1967, the first girl was admitted to Stevens Institute of Technology for postgraduate study. 197 1, the school officially allows coeducation. Stevens Institute of Technology enrolls 1975 girls. Today, 40 years later, women account for 25% of undergraduates. The change of population structure finally led to the establishment of the Lore-El Center, named after Mr. Lore E. Feiler. Committed to improving the learning and social experience of Stevens women. 1982, Stevens became the first university in the United States to require all freshmen to buy and use computers. Around that time, the campus intranet had been installed in Stevens' whole campus. Today's Stevens Institute of Technology is undoubtedly one of the top universities with the best campus network in the United States. WCPR: Castle Point Radio Station, which has existed in Stevens Institute of Technology since 196 1, has an LP of over 10000 and is one of the largest information collection centers in New Jersey. Williams Library in Stevens has many important books of this school. The most outstanding thing is that our library has collected the main outlines and documents of famous economists and management scholars 1883 alumni about Frederick Winslow Taylor's research projects. The contents of the document mainly involve Taylor's scientific management field. The library also collects relics related to Taylor's family life, including portraits, furniture and photos. The library also collects excellent literature from many countries in the Western Hemisphere, such as works of art by the famous sculptor alexander calder, and manuscripts and books about Leonardo da Vinci donated by John W Lieb. The library also has a large collection of documents and handicrafts about the Stevens family, most of which are related to the early history of New Jersey in the United States, even dating back to the American Revolutionary War. At first, books, archives and collections were established to attract students, teachers, employees, alumni and social groups from all over the world to pay attention to the development of hoboken and Stevens in New Jersey. The hoboken Museum of History once held a six-month exhibition for the Stevens family, most of which came from the Williams Library, in recognition of the Stevens family's great contribution to the United States. From 2065438 to the beginning of 2005, Stevens alumnus in grade 1960 produced a documentary called "Stevens and Son", which was narrated by Chad Reeves-the historical contribution of the Stevens family, the first American engineer family.